Who will you honor on our fifth annual Bucs Together Days?
Honor your favorite teacher, coach, advisor, or staff member with your gift, and watch Instagram to see if your honoree is surprised with a confetti cannon! Use the buttons above to make a gift, initiate a match, or issue a challenge and help us get the party started!
Text, email, and call your family and friends to ask them to donate too and help us surpass our goal of 600 donors. Click here for sample texts and emails - it's easy to be an advocate! Together, we are #BucsforLife!
THANK YOU TO 2023-24 ALUMNI COUNCIL for all their work to make this the best Bucs Together Days yet!
President: Lee Norelli Pedersen ’04
President-Elect: Hayes Ashcraft ’06
Past President: Matt McAulay ’01
Bucs Together Days of Giving Chair: Clary Hilliard Gray ’00
International Alumni Chair: Sebastian Ekberg ’06
Homecoming Co-Chair: Robert Shaw ’04
Homecoming Co-Chair: John Stevenson ’06
Young Alumni Co-Chair: Wake Hamilton ’11
Young Alumni Co-Chair: Megan Schlernitzauer ’14
BIPOC Co-Chair: Eric Law ’76
BIPOC Co-Chair: Earl McLaurin ’10
Student Body Rep Co-Chair: Alex Connors ’24
Student Body Rep Co-Chair: Alston Murphy ’24
Student Engagement Co-Chair: Ivan Mothershead ’03
Student Engagement Co-Chair: Matt McLanahan ’01
Retired Faculty Chair: Patsy Ratterree
Current Faculty Chair: Brad Touma
At-Large Members:
Frank Adams ’06
Robbie Branstrom Adams ’06
Mary Claire Blanchat Anderson ’12
John Ash ’09
Leah Andress Brady ’08
Betsy Bryan Pitts Mandl ’09
Rebecca Adams Starrs ’09
Caroline McGuire Winslett ’04
Anne Howard Dooley Wright ’08
Learn more about how your gift supports faculty and students.
WHY PARTICIPATE? For more than 80 years, Country Day has been a community that has educated and nurtured students and served as the launching pad for lifelong friendships, relationships, and professional networks. Gifts of all sizes have a positive impact on CCDS faculty and students creating an exceptional learning environment.
Donation Challenge
$15,000 if 250 donors give in the next 6 months
Challenge Complete!
For Classes between 2009 & 2024
Offered by Betsy Bryan Pitts Mandl '09
Donation Challenge
$12,500 if 200 donors give in the next 6 months
Challenge Complete!
For Classes between 1990 & 1999
Offered by Generous Alums from the 1997 Undefeated Football Team
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 20 donors give in the next 6 months
Challenge Complete!
For Class of 2000
Offered by Mitchell Hyatt '00
Donation Challenge
$1,000 if 15 donors give in the next 6 months
Challenge Complete!
For Class of 2004
Offered by Lee Pedersen
Donation Challenge
$500 if $500 is donated in the next 6 months
Challenge Complete!
For Class of 1989
Offered by Patrick Hobson
Donation Match
$300 per donor up to $1,500
Match Complete!
Offered by Matt McAulay
Donation Match
$150 per donor up to $2,400
Match Complete!
For Alumni (1999)
Offered by Allison Cornwell Moss '99
Donation Match
$150 per donor up to $1,500
Match Complete!
For Class of 1994
Offered by Charlie Swanson '94
Donation Match
$20 per donor up to $1,000
Match Complete!
For Class of 2006
Offered by Hayes Ashcraft
Friendly competition engaged! It's Day 2 of Bucs Together Days of Giving, and it’s time to flex your Class Spirit muscle. 💪 Will 2006 or 2004 reclaim their giving day titles or will the reunion year classes give them a run for their money – we are looking 👀 at you ‘4s and ‘9s! Seems like 2000 has a lot of energy this year too! 😉 We're throwing down the gauntlet – which class can muster the most donors in support of our incredible teachers, coaches, advisors, and staff members? With your gift and outreach to classmates, we can truly make an impact and surpass our target of 600 donors. Thank you for standing by us, and let's ensure Day 2 of our giving challenge is a resounding success! |
| Help us reach our goal of 600 gifts by TOMORROW at 3 pm! |
Special appearance by the GOAT 🐐 Coach Bob Witman 🏈 to cheer on the 1997 Undefeated Football Team to victory AGAIN by unlocking $12,500 if we get 200 donors! 🏴☠️
Quarterbacking the challenge are Matt Cochrane ‘98 & Neal Porter ‘98! Let’s huddle up and do this Team Bucs! 💪
Classes 1990 - 1999 📣 Make a gift of any size and help unlock a $12,500 challenge from generous alums of the 1997 Undefeated Football Team!
168 days ago by Shannon DroskyWe have already surprised so many favorites! Thank you for supporting our teachers and staff! Click below to see them all!
Donors
View All Donors
| Class Year | Donors | Raised ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 | $0 |
| 1977 | 1 | $5 |
| 1946 | 0 | $0 |
| 1972 | 0 | $0 |
| 1981 | 0 | $0 |
| 1969 | 0 | $0 |
| 1960 | 0 | $0 |
| 1950 | 0 | $0 |
| 1985 | 1 | $100 |
| 1954 | 0 | $0 |
| 1984 | 1 | $50 |
| 1955 | 0 | $0 |
| 1983 | 1 | $100 |
| 2016 | 2 | $120 |
| 1962 | 0 | $0 |
| 1944 | 0 | $0 |
| 1976 | 1 | $250 |
| 1949 | 0 | $0 |
| 1973 | 0 | $0 |
| 1957 | 0 | $0 |
| 1956 | 0 | $0 |
| 1961 | 0 | $0 |
| 1978 | 2 | $105 |
| 1995 | 5 | $255 |
| 1988 | 2 | $200 |
| 1998 | 24 | $26,398 |
| 2021 | 8 | $339 |
| 2007 | 13 | $2,695 |
| 2022 | 8 | $703 |
| 2002 | 14 | $1,020 |
| 1951 | 0 | $0 |
| 2011 | 18 | $3,905 |
| 1986 | 5 | $381 |
| 1952 | 0 | $0 |
| 2017 | 11 | $984 |
| 1965 | 2 | $150 |
| 1990 | 11 | $690 |
| 2008 | 29 | $8,350 |
| 2023 | 6 | $85 |
| 1996 | 17 | $2,185 |
| 2006 | 32 | $13,792 |
| 2001 | 20 | $6,535 |
| 2005 | 14 | $3,275 |
| 2010 | 14 | $1,570 |
| 2020 | 2 | $70 |
| 1964 | 0 | $0 |
| 1947 | 0 | $0 |
| 1945 | 0 | $0 |
| 1974 | 2 | $200 |
| 2009 | 44 | $23,836 |
| 1979 | 4 | $3,005 |
| 1948 | 0 | $0 |
| 1980 | 1 | $20 |
| 1987 | 1 | $100 |
| 1968 | 1 | $100 |
| 2013 | 4 | $50 |
| 1989 | 6 | $1,475 |
| 1999 | 15 | $14,145 |
| 2014 | 14 | $1,919 |
| 1994 | 12 | $5,765 |
| 2019 | 12 | $621 |
| 2004 | 45 | $24,802 |
| 2003 | 21 | $1,396 |
| 2012 | 10 | $705 |
| 1966 | 0 | $0 |
| 1997 | 9 | $4,060 |
| 2000 | 32 | $26,711 |
| 1991 | 10 | $6,455 |
| 1993 | 9 | $10,990 |
| 1982 | 1 | $100 |
| 1958 | 0 | $0 |
| 2015 | 2 | $270 |
| 1943 | 0 | $0 |
| 1992 | 4 | $10,150 |
| 1975 | 0 | $0 |
| 1967 | 0 | $0 |
| 2018 | 2 | $15 |
| 1963 | 0 | $0 |
| 1953 | 0 | $0 |
| 1971 | 1 | $250 |
| 1959 | 0 | $0 |
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